Coin-box



C. C. KASKELL.

COIN BOX.

APPLICATION FILED 05c. II. I920.

1,391,063. PatentedSept. 20, 1921.

INVENTOR MGM BY fir ATT NEY UNITED STATES" harem. OFFICE.

CHESTER-C. KASKELL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY,".ASSIGNOR TO L BAMBERGER' & i

I COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

COIN-BOX.

q Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 20,1921.

, Application filed December 11, 1920. Serial No. 429,907.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it 'knownthat I, CI-IESTERC. KAsKELL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Newark, county of Essex, and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin Boxes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved coin box which receives rolls ofcoins, usually of various denominations, the box being constructed sothat when the box is opened the coins lie in channels or grooves and canbe quickly removed therefrom and, if necessary, the required numberextracted without unnecessary delay, and furthermore, one in which, whenthe box is closed and transported, and perhaps shaken about, the rows orrolls of coins are not disturbed, and when the box is again opened thecoins are still in alinement.

This form of box is particularly adapted for use in department storesand like establishments where money is distributed to cash registers andthe like, and where speedand facility of operation are essential=requirements.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in whichFigure 1 is a perspective view of the box opened. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection of the box closed. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a"transverse partition used in the box, and Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof a corrugated sheet used in the center of one of the lids.

The device consists of two members which are separable, these membersbeing preferably in the form of lids 10 and 11 which are hingedtogether, as at 12, this being for convenience. The lid 10 is providedwith a transverse partition 13 which is arranged near the outer or freeend of the lid, as the other lid is swung upward and away from theperson operating the box, and the space or chamber 14 between the endwall 15 and the partition 13 forms a compartment for the placing ofloose odd pieces of coin or other articles.

The partition 13 is fastened in any usual way, as bysoldering orthelike, and is usually made-of sheet metal having a flange 16 on eachend which provides means for securely fastening the ends of thepartition 13 in place. The side walls of the lid 10 extend all aroundthe lid, and extending longitudinally of the lid, and at right angles tothe partition 13, are channels or grooves 17 which are preferablyconstructed by the installation of a corrugated or fluted plate of metal18, the corrugations being of the 'required size to hold various sizesof coins, these being arranged in rows, as they are usually taken fromrolls used commercially, particularly in retail establishments. The

sides of the convolutions of the plate 18 are usually extended no higherthan the lid.

The lid 11 has a marginal flange and has a central piece which iscorrugated or fluted, as at 19, and is securely fastened to the lid andarranged opposite the channels 17 other than those alongside the sideedges of the lid 10. In the form shown there are four grooves orchannels in the lid 10, and these require but two convolutions in theplate 19, so that when the lids are closed the piece 19 confines thecoins in the two central grooves in the lid 10 and also cooperates withthe side flanges or walls 20 of the members in inclosing the coins inthe flanking or outside coin grooves.

The partition 13 extends above the side walls 20 of the lid 10, and thuswhen the lid 11 is closed down on the lid 10 the partition extendsacross the part 19, in fact fully closes the upper or outer end of allthe coin grooves,

as will be clearly seen from Fig. 2. Any suitable clasp 21 can beemployed, which fits over a receiving member 22 to lock the lids intheir closed positions.

This box has been found to be very desirable and to avoid vexatiousdelays inrearranging coins, and also in their transportation from oneplace to another, especially in the transportation of money, bycashiers, from a central office to cash registers in departments ofdepartment stores, its use in conjunction with such and other moneycounting machines being highly desirable.

I claim:

1. A coin box comprising two lids hinged together, the inner face of onelid having a set of grooves including a pair of central grooves and endgrooves, and a corrugated sheet forming grooves arranged on the otherlid to register with the central grooves on the first mentionedlid,,each lid having marginal flanges to abut when the lids are closed.

2. A coin box comprising two lids hinged together, the inner face of onelid having a set of grooves including a pair of central grooves and endgrooves, and acorrugated sheet forming grooves arranged on the other lidto register with the central grooves on the first mentioned lid, eachlid having marginal flanges to abut when the lids are closed, thegrooves terminating short of the free ends of the lids, and a transversepartition in one lid forming the outer ends of the grooves andprojecting so as to close the ends of the grooves 0n the second lid Whenthe lids are closed.

3. A coin boX comprising one member having a; transverse partition nearoneend and having parallel channels for holdingrolls of coins, saidchannels extending longitudinally of said member, thesides of thechannels extending no higher than the sides of the member, the partitionextending above the sides of the member, a second member having channelsopposite the channels of the first member and extending no higher than20 its sides, whereby when the members are assembled the channels arecompletely closed at the sides and the ends of the channels in bothmembers are closed by the partition, the

space beyond the partition forming a single 25

